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Re: Using website, vewing UNread messages within an ALREADY read topic?
Jay, My question/point is can that link be generated slightly differently once you visit it and then a new message gets added to the thread. That way it would at least turn blue again next time you visit the topic list to show a new message is in the topic someplace. That seems like it could work. Perhaps as simply as adding the message count as a no-op parameter to the thread link. I don't know how many users might find that disconcerting though, as they may be accustomed to seeing the mark as "I've looked at this thread" without being interested in whether there's new messages in it. The other factor is that I think a page refresh will be required to see the effect of a message being added to the topic by someone else. I don't think Groups.io's pages are dynamic in that way. Could do that even without a specific app. Could do any of this without a app, I think. I'm not sure why the inbox and the app are tied together in Mark's mind. Perhaps that has to do with infrastructure issues that I know nothing about. To bring the idea to Groups.io's attention you are invited to post it in the group. That's the site's official suggestion box - no one from Groups.io monitors GMF. Maybe wait and see if any other GMF members have a thought on the topic first. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Using website, vewing UNread messages within an ALREADY read topic?
Thanks for the info. At least I don¡¯t have to keep trying to figure it out.
I wasn¡¯t quite clear on my topic coloring blue vs. black point. I understand General web browser behavior. My question/point is can that link be generated slightly differently once you visit it and then a new message gets added to the thread. That way it would at least turn blue again next time you visit the topic list to show a new message is in the topic someplace. Could do that even without a specific groups.io app. I¡¯m in a Groups.io vs. Slack discussion and email overwhelm (when getting emails for each message) vs. knowing what is new and I need to read (when not getting emails per post) is a key stay with groups.io vs. try Slack point. |
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Re: Using website, vewing UNread messages within an ALREADY read topic?
Jay, How does a user on the website view (or differentiate) UNread messages within an ALREADY read topic? That's a feature that doesn't actually exist yet. But it is being worked on: "As an aside, this is a big reason I want to complete the app and add unread message tracking (ie Groups.io Inbox)." [] Foo topic name is blue since I have never read it. That effect is happening within your web browser. Your browser is keeping track of your recent history and "knows" which pages you've visited. The only involvement by Groups.io is that its style sheet told the browser what colors to use for visited versus unvisited links. You'll probably notice that effect on other sites as well. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Using website, vewing UNread messages within an ALREADY read topic?
Trying to track this down for my users. Most users do all reading on the Groups.io website only with no email.
How does a user on the website view (or differentiate) UNread messages within an ALREADY read topic? That is, I go to the website and see a topic Foo with a icon next to it with a 5 in it indicating helpfully that there are 5 messages within Foo. Foo topic name is blue since I have never read it. I click Foo and read all 5 messages and return to the topic list where Foo is now black as expected. Time passes. 3 more messages are emailed or added on the web by others to the Foo topic. How do I know they are there? If I refresh the page is my Foo link now blue? If my link is blue and I click it, how do I know which messages have not been read? (And if this is a topic with 500 messages and 30 scattered new ones even more so how do I know unread ones?) Thanks! |
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Re: reached limit of new members
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I received a message that i had reached the limit of adding members without approval, and then something about members would be approved.? ?
As an anti-spam measure, your invitation list will be reviewed and (presumably) approved by Groups.io. It may take a few hours for that to happen, maybe days but not usually that long.
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And now there is no trace of these member invitations in the "pending" list, which i expected. ?
Invitees need no further approval (from you) so they don't go to the group's Pending list. I don't recall precisely, but I believe they should still be showing on your Invite page.
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Will I need to resend these invites? ?
Nope, just hang tight.
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what is the limit for whatever it was that I reached? ?
Twenty in a 24-hour period.
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What are the next steps? ?
Once your invitation list is approved by Groups.io the next step will be up to each invitee. As each one receives and accepts their invitation he/she is added to your group's Members list. The Invite page should also show you each one's status.
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Re: Emails from New Members
Rene,
On his next attempt have him CC the message to your personal email address. Then, assuming you receive that, you can examine the To: field to verify that he sent the message to the group's posting address. Oftentimes it is as simple as a typo. Assuming the To address of his message was correct, tell us what you find in the group's Activity log. There should be an entry corresponding to that attempt. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Getting a copy of your shares
Ellen, the member can check her subscription by going to group homepage and clicking on Subscription - lefthand menu. Perhaps she is Special Notices only or if you have allowed it in the group settings, No Mail.
I am assuming you mean that the member isn't receiving email from those two groups.? You can also check Activity in Admin. See Shal's reply about Emails from New Members -?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/15984 -- Frances /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki /static/help More help: use the search button at the top of the Messages list. |
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Re: Getting a copy of your shares
On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 01:09 PM, Ellen McDonald wrote:
I asked her to make sure she had that box checked & she said she does.Ellen, can you clarify? What box? Frances ? -- /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki /static/help More help: use the search button at the top of the Messages list. |
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Re: Emails from New Members
Hi Rene, Once I approve an invitation for a member to the group I am still unable to receive their emails. One place to check is your group's Activity log to see if there's any record there of the member's attempt(s) to post. If you see entries marked attempted to send message that should give a reason why their post wasn't accepted by Groups.io for your group. Or you may see sent message entries indicating whether the message requires approval or not. If you don't see anything about messages in the group's activity log then it may be that the members were sending those messages to the wrong email address. Your group's posting address is listed on the home page of the group. I changed their moderation to "override: not moderated" and no luck. I generally recommend against using that setting. I think in most cases it is better to set each member to Use Group Moderation Setting so that you can then use the group's Moderated setting to control the group as a whole. ? Am I missing a step or not selecting the right form of moderation? Possibly. If generally speaking you want group members to be able to post without requiring moderation I recommend checking either the Restricted Membership and/or New Users Moderated box, and unchecking Moderated, in the Spam Control section of the group's Settings page. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Emails from New Members
First, check the Email Delivery History - go to Ashley's profile in Members in Admin.?
And Admin, Activity. Check Message Activity, moderator, etc. I am not sure that you need to manually change an invitee's status. If you want no moderation, just make sure that in Group Settings, Spam Control, you select Moderate after 1 post. That means you must moderate the first one, but not their next post.? And scroll way down and click on Update Group. Check out this wiki page - scroll down to Posting Privilege to see about P: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Status-Badges-in-the-Members-List Frances -- /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki /static/help More help: use the search button at the top of the Messages list. |
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